lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
what's what; heads or tails
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
control; management (e.g. of a business)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
company president; manager; director
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
beginning; outset; first; onset
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)